TORONTO, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Former ABC Nightline anchorTed Koppelwill present this year's Canadian Journalism FoundationHonorary Tribute posthumously to Peter Jennings, Canadian-born anchor and senior editor of ABC's World News Tonight, at the 15th Annual Awards Gala on June 7 at The Fairmont Royal York in Toronto.

The CJF Honorary Tribute recognizes a Canadian media luminary who has
made an impact on the international stage. Past honourees include Robert MacNeil, news anchor and co-creator of The MacNeil/Lehrer Report; Morley Safer, CBS News correspondent and Graydon Carter, editor of Vanity Fair.

The award recognizes the former anchor and senior editor of ABC's World News Tonight for his broadcast career covering many pivotal events around the world.
Born in Toronto, Jennings worked in radio and at CTV before moving to
the U.S. and joining ABC News in 1964, where he would go on to set up
the first American television news bureau in the Arab world and cover
major events such as the building and fall of the Berlin Wall, the end
of apartheid in South Africa and the September 11, 2001 terrorist
attacks.

"Peter, the Canadian, would be mortified by all the fuss," says Koppel,
of the tribute. "Peter, the naturalized American, would be delighted."

Koppel was the anchor and managing editor of ABC's Nightline for 26 years, making him the longest-serving news anchor in broadcast
network history. After leaving ABC, he served as managing editor of the
Discovery Channel and as contributing news analyst and commentator for
BBC America. Today he is special correspondent for NBC's prime time
newsmagazine, Rock Center with Brian Williams, commentator for NPR and contributing columnist for The New York Times and The Washington Post.

The CJF's Annual Awards Gala is the night when Canada's top newsmakers
meet Canada's top news people. More than 400 of the country's business
and media luminaries will celebrate excellence in journalism and honour
those who have made significant contributions to journalism throughout
their careers. Barrie Dunsmore, a former ABC foreign correspondent who worked with Jennings at CTV and
ABC, will be among those attending the gala to celebrate Jennings'
legacy.

This year's Gala will be hosted by CTV National News correspondent, Seamus O'Regan. Previously co-host at CTV's Canada AM, O'Regan has also reported for W5 and CTV National News, and hosted programs on Bravo!

About the Canadian Journalism Foundation
The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is a not-for-profit
organization that promotes excellence in journalism by celebrating
outstanding journalistic achievement through an annual awards program;
by operating journalism websites, J-Source.ca (English) and ProjetJ.ca (French), in cooperation with the country's leading journalism schools;
and by organizing events that facilitate dialogue among journalists,
business people, government officials, academics and students about the
role of the media in Canadian society; and by fostering opportunities
for journalism education, training and research.